E.ON cancels plans for 150 MW Portbury Dock biomass plant

E.ON UK plc has announced it will not proceed with the proposed Portbury Dock biomass project. The company first announced plans for the project in mid-2008.

"In reaching this decision we considered many factors, however, under the current regulatory and policy framework we concluded that this project was not a priority investment for E.ON.,” said the company in press release announcing the decision.

Although E.ON has elected not to proceed with the project, the company has stressed it remains committed to investing in the U.K. “We continue to believe the U.K. could be a good market for investment in which sustainable biomass has an important part to play,” said the company in its press release, noting that it’s Blackburn Meadows biomass plant is scheduled to be complete next year. The 30 MW biomass-fired facility is located in Sheffield, England, approximately 40 miles west of Manchester. It will take in recycled waste wood as feedstock.